The Fens England Map

It is thought to be the model for hondius's a generall plotte of the fennes published in amsterdam in 1632 and is signed ro. The map shows the area in some detail, generalised representations of churches represent small settlements. Many of the rivers drain the fens between cambridgeshire and lincolnshire.these comprise river glen, great ouse, river nene, and river welland.the environment agency is organising the fens waterways link a.

They were therefore mainly pastoral economies, supplemented by fishing and fowling. Use the map to find out what there is to see and do in the fens. The last area to be drained, completed by 1820, having been accelerated in the agricultural and industrial revolution.

The fens contains several outstanding wetland reserves such as wicken fen, ouse fen, the great fen and wwt welney.

The fens were once entirely marshlands, but most of the fens were drained over the centuries and converted into a flat, dry agricultural region. This map was created by a user. In some cases land sunk up to 20 feet below the level of the cuts. The last area to be drained, completed by 1820, having been accelerated in the agricultural and industrial revolution.